There’s a trick to thoroughly wiping all your data before you junk your old external solid state drive—or even computer.

ZDNET's key takeaways Zipping files enables users to organize their files more efficiently and expedite sharing. Windows 11's ...

Don't toss that drive yet! Learn how to safely dispose of old hard drives using data wiping tools and physical destruction methods to protect your privacy.

Firewalls scan data sent to your computer for malware and attempt to block files or other data they deem suspicious. Like ...

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Your Windows system uses the Page file (pagefile.sys) for virtual memory. It works as an extra RAM of sorts. The paging file improves your system’s performance and speed, but some users prefer to ...

Clearing out this hidden data can significantly speed up your computer - here's how to find and access the setting.

If you want to enable or disable AI Actions in Explorer Context Menu in Windows 11, see this post. AI Actions integrates ...

You can either search for Storage Sense in your menu search bar on your computer, or you can go into Settings, and then click on System. In System, there's Storage, and then Storage Sense. Turning it ...

Windows 11 offers a variety of lesser-known functionalities that can be leveraged by power users to great effect. What are ...

Gain 15GB of free Gmail space by moving all old emails to a new archive account. Before migrating, use Google Takeout to safely back up your existing files and media. Implement POP3 forwarding on your ...